Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-20
Alma. Mich. Friday. May 20. 1887


Il Co. 5 Central Drug Store.
L. \. Miller & Co. have IA full line of
tube paints. brushes and artists supplies.
The Alma Springs Creamery filled
four large orders in Detroit last week.
DR.. j. f. Suydam was quite i'll the
fore part of the week, but Is much bet
ter now.
Get il pair OF Mather Kid Gloves at
Wright, Schneider Il Stuttz, only Sl.23
per pair.
The Forest Hill poStollice has been
ordered continued and Supervisor ii. r..
Robinson appointed postmaster.
The foundation and frame of L. Gran
gers snew residence on Woodwork Ave.
are up. When completed it will be a
very neat house.
EX. State ms. Commissioner Samuel
III. Rowe, of Lansing, now general state
agent of the Washington Fire and Ma
rine Ins. Co., was in town last Friday.
Mr.. NJ. Williams was in Ashley Mon
day and purchased lots there. Before
he left the town he was offered $500 for
his bargain. Ashley is evidently boom
ing.
Ladies wishing to get neat fitting
comfortable and durable Kid Button
Dress shoe, will lind just what they
need by calling at +. l.. Stark $ and ask
ng for The kreola.
Special Pension Com. Mitchell was
here the fore part of the week. eXamin-
ing into a number of alleged fraudulent
pension claims in this county. We
were un..ble to learn the results of his
pilgrimage.
Grand Rapids equal suffragists want
an organ, and they are urging Miss G..
NJ. Fleming, late of the Alma RECORD,
to locate in the second city and sink her
hard earned money in the venture
Detroit Erenipg Jo,unol.
j. NJ. Montigel II Co. received letter
from a man in Leadyille. Col, the other
day, asking for the agency of the
Schwartz road cart in that territory.
The firm have sold several carts there
and they are SO popular that the de-
mand for them Is increasing.
Having decided TO have another spec
ial sale of Watches, Clocks. Jewclry
and Silverwase, will begin Monday
May 23d, and continue all the week at
prices as low as at my former sale.
which proved to be "a grand success.
Ny stock is more complete than ever,
and will spare no pains to please my
customers Gro. G.. NICHOLS,
Harrington House block, st. Louis
Last Saturday J. NJ. Montgel u Co.
turned out very handsome two seated
carriage for n Martin. the St Louis
iveryman; also couple of single rigs
All the work was very handsome and
substantial and will fully sustain the
reputation this firm enjoys Of putting
up the finest work in this part of the
state.
An important newspaper change in
Michigan occurred last Saturday, wher
the proprietorship of the Detroit Even
ing Journal passed into the hands of
W II Brearley, for so many years the
successful advertising manager of the
NerS. The Journal has fairly won it,
way to its present high position, and
there is il reasonable certainty that il
will not deteriorate under Mr. Brear.
ley management.
The welcome rain Of Monday night
and Tuesday morning was blessing tC
this part of the country in more ways
than one. Vegetation was fast assum-
ing forlorn appearance, while now
everything looks green and prosperous
There was not enough rain fall To ma
terially help the log drive. as the wa
ter i'm the liver and its tributary streams
is so low that it will take heavy fall
to assist the logs in their journey down
The eutecprsing druggist. b. :
Webb has taken the agency of BaXter'
Lucky star Cigar Hereafter tie loy
ers of good smoke can be accomodat
ed with a cigar for five cents that vii
prove superior to half the ten cent ci
garS sold 10y the general dealers il
Alma They are pure lIavanah filler
and Sumatra wrapper. made by hand
They are guaranteed to contain M
/ poisonous or artificial drug. Il. ;
Webb, sole agent, 2-an
Prof. Owens Crystal Museum CAV,
the first of a series of entertainments a
thernk, on Tuesday evening. The ell
tortainment consists of interesting talk
on the subject of Glass. intersperseC
with exhibitions of glass blowing by the